los angeles tree canopy assessment
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Los AngelesTree Canopy Assessment
Using 2016 Spatial Data
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Why do we care about trees?
Wildlife Habitat
Social Cohesion Stormwater Runoff
Urban Heat Island
Air Quality
How was the tree canopy mapped?
Key terms
Existing Tree CanopyThe amount of land covered by tree canopy
Possible Tree CanopyThe amount of land not covered by tree canopy where it may be feasible to establish new tree canopy
What percent of Los Angeles is covered by tree canopy?
City: 25%County: 18%
* Includes
Mountains Beach Desert City
A wide range of tree canopy canopy
Duarte: 84%
Vernon: 1%
Parcel Metrics
Watershed metrics
Land Use
County
County
City
City
Year Built & Sale Price
Urbanization
Demographic Metrics
County
City
Unequal distribution
Pacific Palisades
10%
Los Feliz3%
Brentwood2%
Brentwood2%
Shadow Hills2%
Insights
Census
EnviroScreen
Subwatersheds
NYC
21%
San Diego
13%
Pittsburgh
42%
Los AngelesTree Canopy Assessment
Using 2016 Spatial Data